Fig and goat's cheese tart
Golden pastry cradles a creamy goat’s cheese centre.
Sweet fig slices and orange-zest brightness melt together.
Warm, fragrant thyme finishes each buttery, tangy bite.
dessert ⏱ 780 min 504 kcal / portion 77.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian eggglutenmilktree nuts 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- stir flour, caster sugar, yeast, and orange zest
- mix in eggs and water then knead until dough comes together
- add salt and knead in butter until smooth and shiny
- cover dough and refrigerate overnight
- preheat oven to 170°C
- whisk goat's cheese, icing sugar, orange zest, thyme, and egg
- stir in ground almonds until thick and smooth
- roll pastry to a 5mm square, about 28 x 28cm, and transfer to a lined baking sheet
- spread cheese cream over the pastry and brush border with egg
- stand halved figs on top, slightly overlapping
- sprinkle caster sugar over figs
- cover with foil and prove for 20 minutes
- bake for about 30 minutes until figs are caramelised and base is golden brown
- whisk remaining icing sugar with lemon juice to make a thick spreadable icing
- drizzle icing over baked tart
- sprinkle picked thyme leaves on top